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[`MarkdownView`](MarkdownView) › [`showSearch`](MarkdownView/showSearch)
## MarkdownView.showSearch() method
**Signature:**
```typescript
showSearch(replace?: boolean): void;
```
## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| <code>replace</code> | <code>boolean</code> | _(Optional)_ |
**Returns:**
`void`